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Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown

2.5 star property

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Free daily continental breakfast
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Courtyard
Reception
Lobby

Reviews

8.6 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Air-conditioning
  • Gym
  • Parking available
  • Laundry room

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501 Taylor Street, Columbia, SC, 29201
  • Place, Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park
    ‪4 min walk‬
  • Place, Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Place, University of South Carolina
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Airport, Columbia, SC (CAE-Columbia Metropolitan)
    ‪10 min drive‬

Room options

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Room, 1 King Bed

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(44 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(12 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Room, 1 King Bed

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Desk, blackout curtains, iron/ironing board, free cots/infant beds

Room, 2 Queen Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Queen Beds

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About this property

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown

Hotel with free breakfast, near University of South Carolina
This smoke-free hotel features a fitness centre, a snack bar/deli and self parking. Free continental breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, dry cleaning, a 24-hour front desk and express check-out are on-site. Housekeeping is available on request.
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown offers 81 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Flat-screen televisions come with premium satellite channels. Fridges and microwaves are provided. Bathrooms include a shower and complimentary toiletries.

Guests can surf the web using complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones; free local calls are provided (restrictions may apply). Additionally, rooms include an iron/ironing board and blackout curtains. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness centre.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Columbia Canal and Riverfront Park. You'll find features such as free breakfast and free WiFi in public areas, plus a gym.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Self-parking and Motorhome/coach/lorry parking available for a fee
  • Amenities include a front desk safe, a lift and a terrace
  • On-site recreation includes a gym
  • Just a 2-minute drive from University of South Carolina and 12 minutes from Fort Jackson
There's a snack bar/deli on site. Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi and wired Internet are free in public spaces. A fitness centre, a terrace, and dry cleaning/laundry services are also featured at the business-friendly Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown. Parking is available for a fee.

This Columbia hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served a free continental breakfast on weekdays from 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM and at the weekend from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (USD 10 per night)
  • RV/bus/lorry parking (surcharge) on site
  • Limited on-site self parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available 6:30 AM to 9:30 AM on weekdays and 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends
  • Snack bar/deli

Things to do

  • Gym

Family friendly

  • In-room cot
  • In-room microwave
  • In-room refrigerator
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Braille/raised signage
  • Lift
  • Transfer shower
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible gym
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • At least 80% lighting from LEDs
  • Biodegradable coffee stirrers available
  • Comprehensive food waste policy
  • Comprehensive recycling policy
  • Double-glazed windows
  • No plastic coffee stirrers
  • No plastic drinking straws
  • Smoke-free property
  • Vegetarian breakfast available
  • Vegetarian dining options

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Free cot
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with premium satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Microwave
  • Refrigerator

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Energy-saving switches in guestrooms
  • Free local calls
  • Iron/ironing board
  • LED lighting
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Recycling
  • Water-efficient showers

Policies

Check-in

Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available

Check-out

Check-out before noon
Contactless check-out
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed, but service animals are welcome

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Kids stay free! Up to 10 children 1 year old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 25.0 per stay.
  • Free cots (infant beds)!

Payment types at the property

Important information

Fees

Guests will be asked to pay the following charges at the property:

  • Deposit: USD 50 per accommodation, per stay

We've listed all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Self-parking fee: USD 10.00 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: USD 25.0 per stay

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a smoke detector
This property affirms that it follows the cleaning and disinfection practices of Commitment to Clean (Marriott)
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.

We should mention

  • Up to 10 children aged 1 year old and younger stay free in the same room as the parent or guardian when using existing bedding.
  • This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly).

Property is also known as

Holiday Inn Express Columbia Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Hotel Columbia Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Suites Columbia Downtown
Holiday Inn Express Hotel Suites Columbia Downtown
Fairfield Inn Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown Hotel
Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown Columbia

Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott Columbia Downtown Reviews

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 556 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 282 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 94 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 38 out of 1001 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 31 out of 1001 reviews

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

8/10 Good

Terrance

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wendy

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Dana

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Araya

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness
The staff members were amazing!!! Any staff member I interacted with during my stay was super sweet, kind and very helpful. The breakfast was up kept well a lot of options and the area to eight was very nice with TVs and a lot of tables even had an outside area that was very nice as well and was clean. Now, however, for my room, it wasn’t as clean. There was stains on the walls the floor was dirty still. The sheets had some stains. So I know that room wasn’t actually clean properly. Overall, it was a great stay apart from those things I debated on bringing it up to the front desk, person and fussing about it, but I was only staying the one night and just decided to buy my own cleaning products while they’re cleaning it up a little bit. I will say one of our TVs in the room didn’t work properly. Also, the elevator was very loud and kind of sketchy.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Holly

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
front desk was unmanned for more than 15 minutes leaving 6 customers just standing around.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Moved me twice to get a room that everything worked
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ellen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
I don't know the area well, but this was the perfect place to stay. Everyone was friendly and helpful. The room was clean and comfortable.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

Kim

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service

It was okay

Room and hotel floors were a bit out dated and worn but the lobby was nice. They do charge for self parking, which wasn’t mentioned until I went to check in. Overall was okay for a place to stay but the rate should have been for a nicer hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Sherry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Good overall.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Sarah

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
The front desk staff were all very nice and cheerful. That being said, I was less than impressed with this hotel, and having stayed at many Fairfield Inns and similar properties, I expected more. The room definitely showed signs of the previous guests, like a half-empty Diet Coke in the fridge and a stain on the duvet cover. No one came to change out towels on Day 2 and the shower door leaked so we had a lot of wet towels. The fitness center's temperature was 80 degrees! Usually there's coffee all day, but not at this location. On the web, it showed cornhole boards in the courtyard, but there were none. And finally, the hotel is on a major roadway, not much around within safe walking distance, and constant cars made it loud--not much they could with that, but it's worth mentioning.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Tawana

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Nice place

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very clean

Nice place with clean rooms and friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Forest

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kathleen

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms smelled like mildew, and they declined early check in even though rooms were available
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

LISA

Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff was extremely friendly. Ana checked me in and was very helpful. The thing I did not like at all was getting charged $10 for parking. Just add the $10 to the reservation. Overall good experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Erica

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Virginia

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Pricing for the room, front desk staff nice and personable.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Jeffrey

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not a great stay

I was reassigned rooms due to cleanliness issues with both rooms twice. The third room was not that good either. I just settled for that room because I was frustrated at that point. This hotels needs to have a full renovation.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Patrice

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We didn't like having to pay for WiFi. It should be free.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lydia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness

Not how a Marriott property should be

Great location. Front desk staff very friendly. Road noise is pretty loud. I requested a room not on the highway side but they could not honor request. Housekeeping is awful. Room was ok but bathroom not great. Other people’s food in refrigerator, Hair in shower, dirty floor, something all down the front of vanity I’m hoping was just dark make-up. No ventilation so it steams up even with a cold shower. You have to request housekeeping, which I did and still had to go to the front desk for towels and washcloths. One of the days the beds were half made 1/2 of our dirty towels left and no clean towels.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025